The given pie charts provide insights into the utilization of electrical energy in 8 various fields of Eastern Australia in 2007 and 2010.
Overall, it is observed that only the rate of electricity used by the other metals, the manufacturing, and the aluminium saw changes, while the rest of the sectors remained stable in 2010. Even though the residential sector consumed the largest amount of electricity, both transport and agriculture were ranked the lowest in terms of electricity utilization.
In 2007, the figure for commercial came in second place in the electrical utilization, which was somewhat lower than that of the residential, 23% as opposed to 28%, whereas both the transport and agriculture consumed the least with 1% of electricity. Although the utilization of electricity in aluminium was the same as that of manufacturing, contributing to exactly 13%, the percentage of electrical usage for other metals was one-third higher than that of mining.
In 2010, the electricity use in the other metals witnessed a considerable drop, while the share for both aluminium and manufacturing rose slightly; however, the former used more electrical energy than the latter, with 11% compared to 9%. The other sectors consumed the energy, which was the same as in 2007, whereas the residential sector was still ranked in the first place, standing at 28%.